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Bangladesh govt sets retail prices of egg, potato, onion: Tipu Munshi

Shawdesh Desk: The government has set the prices of eggs, potato and onion for the first time against the backdrop of exorbitant prices of the items in the local market.

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More than 200 shops damaged in Krishi Market fire: DNCC

Shawdesh Desk: At least 217 shops burnt down in the devastating fire that broke out at Dhaka’s Mohammadpur Krishi Market on early Thursday, said chief executive officer of Dhaka North

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DIFE lawyer seeks cancellation of Professor Yunus’s bail

Shawdesh Desk: Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan on Wednesday sought cancellation of bail of Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in a case filed over

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Bangladesh to become 3rd largest market globally, says PM Hasina

Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday invited investors from the Commonwealth countries to come to Bangladesh in a bigger way. ‘Geographically, Bangladesh is at the center of a

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Food prices fall in world, rise in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Food inflation in Bangladesh hit a 12-year high in August 2023 in contrast to declining food prices in the global market, according to local and international data. According

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US denies Hasina-Biden conversation on G20 sidelines as claimed by Momen

Shawdesh Desk: US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has not acknowledged the conversation between Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and United States president Joe Biden on the sidelines of the

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Myanmar junta, Russia sign agreement on election ‘cooperation’

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s junta and Russia have signed a memorandum on ‘cooperation in election activities’, state media reported on Wednesday, as both governments plan for polls that critics say will

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Special mosquitoes being bred in many countries to fight dengue

Shawdesh desk: For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, Hondurans are being educated about a potentially more effective

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